Religion Roundup
Muslim Group Seeks Probe of 'Radical Islam' DVD
Associated Press
September 24, 2008
WASHINGTON - The Council on American-Islamic Relations has asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate whether a nonprofit group that distributed a controversial DVD about Islam in newspapers is a front for a foreign group that backs Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
The DVD distribution targeted about 28 million households, mostly in battleground election states.
But promoters of "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West" deny trying to promote any presidential campaign. They also say it's incorrect to tie the DVD campaign to Aish HaTorah International, although current and former employees of the Jerusalem-based group are involved with the project.
Under federal election law and the tax code, nonprofit groups are restricted from getting involved in candidate races, and foreign nationals may not contribute to American campaigns.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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